Results of WW2 (Leaving Cert History): Flashcards
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Three Axis Powers defeated in WW2
Three Axis Powers defeated in WW2
Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, Imperial Japan
Year the United Nations was established
Year the United Nations was established
1945
Organisation the UN replaced
Organisation the UN replaced
League of Nations
Duration of the Cold War
Duration of the Cold War
Nearly five decades
Number of occupation zones Germany was divided into
Number of occupation zones Germany was divided into
Four (US, Soviet Union, UK, France)
Abbreviations for East and West Germany
Abbreviations for East and West Germany
GDR (East Germany) and FRG (West Germany)
Purpose of the Marshall Plan
Purpose of the Marshall Plan
US economic aid to rebuild Europe & prevent communism
Year Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted
Year Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted
1948
Japanese cities bombed with atomic weapons
Japanese cities bombed with atomic weapons
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Year NATO was formed
Year NATO was formed
1949
Year Warsaw Pact was formed
Year Warsaw Pact was formed
1955
Dates of the Potsdam Conference
Dates of the Potsdam Conference
July 17 to August 2, 1945
Date of Yalta Conference
Date of Yalta Conference
February 1945
Purpose of San Francisco Conference (1945)
Purpose of San Francisco Conference (1945)
Creation of the United Nations
Institutions created at Bretton Woods Conference
Institutions created at Bretton Woods Conference
International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank